Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 91.15 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
91.15 million current US$
Change on year
up 81.6%
World rank
13th
of 50 countries
All-time high
91.15 million current US$
in 2011
All-time low
27,000 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia, 1970–2011

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1970199020111970: 27.0k current US$1971: 7.0M current US$1972: 8.1M current US$1973: 8.9M current US$1974: 9.7M current US$1975: 11.0M current US$1976: 10.4M current US$1977: 11.3M current US$1978: 12.5M current US$1979: 13.1M current US$1980: 19.0M current US$1981: 20.9M current US$1982: 30.3M current US$1983: 34.4M current US$1984: 39.8M current US$1985: 43.2M current US$1986: 55.4M current US$1987: 62.8M current US$1988: 87.9M current US$1989: 77.3M current US$1990: 50.7M current US$1991: 38.4M current US$1992: 42.2M current US$1993: 24.4M current US$1994: 39.9M current US$1995: 61.5M current US$1996: 54.1M current US$1997: 46.4M current US$1998: 48.9M current US$1999: 56.4M current US$2000: 52.7M current US$2001: 62.3M current US$2002: 36.7M current US$2003: 44.3M current US$2004: 47.7M current US$2005: 50.6M current US$2006: 47.3M current US$2007: 44.8M current US$2008: 38.9M current US$2009: 41.3M current US$2010: 50.2M current US$2011: 91.2M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 91.15 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 81.6% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia peaked at 91.15 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27,000 current US$, in 1970.

That places Ethiopia 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$) in Ethiopia, 1970 to 2011.
Year current US$ Change
1970 27,000 current US$ —
1971 6.99 million current US$ +25770.4%
1972 8.11 million current US$ +16.0%
1973 8.93 million current US$ +10.2%
1974 9.67 million current US$ +8.3%
1975 11.01 million current US$ +13.8%
1976 10.44 million current US$ -5.1%
1977 11.33 million current US$ +8.5%
1978 12.45 million current US$ +9.9%
1979 13.08 million current US$ +5.0%
1980 18.97 million current US$ +45.1%
1981 20.92 million current US$ +10.3%
1982 30.31 million current US$ +44.9%
1983 34.42 million current US$ +13.6%
1984 39.78 million current US$ +15.6%
1985 43.19 million current US$ +8.6%
1986 55.37 million current US$ +28.2%
1987 62.76 million current US$ +13.3%
1988 87.85 million current US$ +40.0%
1989 77.33 million current US$ -12.0%
1990 50.75 million current US$ -34.4%
1991 38.38 million current US$ -24.4%
1992 42.18 million current US$ +9.9%
1993 24.45 million current US$ -42.0%
1994 39.88 million current US$ +63.1%
1995 61.53 million current US$ +54.3%
1996 54.08 million current US$ -12.1%
1997 46.44 million current US$ -14.1%
1998 48.92 million current US$ +5.3%
1999 56.42 million current US$ +15.3%
2000 52.75 million current US$ -6.5%
2001 62.33 million current US$ +18.2%
2002 36.72 million current US$ -41.1%
2003 44.30 million current US$ +20.7%
2004 47.73 million current US$ +7.7%
2005 50.58 million current US$ +6.0%
2006 47.25 million current US$ -6.6%
2007 44.75 million current US$ -5.3%
2008 38.90 million current US$ -13.1%
2009 41.33 million current US$ +6.2%
2010 50.19 million current US$ +21.4%
2011 91.15 million current US$ +81.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 91.15 million current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.16 million current US$, 10.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 91.15 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +25770.4% 27,000 current US$ 6.99 million current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.20 million current US$ 27,000 current US$ 13.08 million current US$ 10
1980s 47.09 million current US$ 18.97 million current US$ 87.85 million current US$ 10
1990s 46.30 million current US$ 24.45 million current US$ 61.53 million current US$ 10
2000s 46.66 million current US$ 36.72 million current US$ 62.33 million current US$ 10
2010s 70.67 million current US$ 50.19 million current US$ 91.15 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 10 Nigeria 99.03 million current US$ compare
  2. 11 Ghana 98.36 million current US$ compare
  3. 12 Kenya 92.63 million current US$ compare
  4. 14 Cameroon 86.35 million current US$ compare
  5. 15 Algeria 81.20 million current US$ compare
  6. 16 Cote d'Ivoire 81.09 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia?
Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Ethiopia was 91.15 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 91.15 million current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 27,000 current US$ in 1970.
How does Ethiopia rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.  IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.